Difference between revisions of "West Virginia University"
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|city=Morgantown, WV | |city=Morgantown, WV | ||
|sports= baseball, basketball, football, rifle, soccer, swimming, wrestling, cross country, gymnastics, rowing, tennis, track, volleyball | |sports= baseball, basketball, football, rifle, soccer, swimming, wrestling, cross country, gymnastics, rowing, tennis, track, volleyball | ||
|colors=old gold and navy blue | |colors=old gold and navy blue | ||
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|website=http://www.wvu.edu/ | |website=http://www.wvu.edu/ | ||
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| − | '''West Virginia University''' was ranked a third tier school in | + | '''West Virginia University''' was ranked a third tier school in US News's 2008 "National [[University|Universities]]: Top Schools" list.<ref>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t3natudoc_brief.php</ref> |
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| + | Its sports teams are members of the Big 12 Conference (the only current conference member in the Eastern Time Zone). A tradition after every win is the (illegal, but the law is rarely enforced) symbolic burning of a couch.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzjv6gnoYzY</ref> | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
| + | {{Nb_US_universities|West Virginia}} | ||
Latest revision as of 21:27, November 16, 2021
| West Virginia University | |
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| City: | Morgantown, WV |
| Type: | Public |
| Sports: | baseball, basketball, football, rifle, soccer, swimming, wrestling, cross country, gymnastics, rowing, tennis, track, volleyball |
| Colors: | old gold and navy blue |
| Mascot: | Mountaineers |
| Website: | http://www.wvu.edu/ |
West Virginia University was ranked a third tier school in US News's 2008 "National Universities: Top Schools" list.[1]
Its sports teams are members of the Big 12 Conference (the only current conference member in the Eastern Time Zone). A tradition after every win is the (illegal, but the law is rarely enforced) symbolic burning of a couch.[2]